330 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Little Auk, Alca alle—Has only twice come under my notice. 
On the 22nd December, 1862, I found four nice specimens thrown 
up by the surf on the Enniscrone sands, and a fifth on the Moy- 
view shore. Although dead they were quite fresh and uninjured. 
Again, on the 17th December, 1868, I found a beautiful specimen 
thrown up by the surf on the same part of the sands. 
Puffin, Mormon fratercula.—Only met with in winter, and these 
were dead birds (chiefly young of the year) thrown up by the surf 
on the Enniscrone sands. On one occasion I found two birds 
alive, but so thoroughly waterlogged as to be unable to move. 
Razorbill, Alca torda.—Breeds on the same cliffs as the Guille- 
mots. Occasionally in winter I have found dead birds cast ashore 
on the Bartragh sands. 
Cormorant, Carbo cormoranus.—-Very common on the estuary 
and river, extending its fishing excursions also to the inland lakes. 
It breeds about Downpatrick Head in considerable numbers. 
When visiting the fresh water they commit great havoc amongst 
the trout and salmon fry. One shot this spring on the Bunree—a 
tributary of the Moy—had twelve or fourteen trout in its stomach, 
one of which was nine inches long. 
Green Cormorant, Carbo cristatus.x—Numerous on the tidal 
parts of the river and estuary. It appears to be strictly marine in 
its habits, for I have never seen it either on the lake or upper part 
of the river. It breeds at Killcummiu Head and on other suitable 
cliffs round the coast. 
Gannet, Sula bassana.—Often seen during summer in the bay, 
and probably breeds on the Stags of Broadhaven and other similar 
islands off the Achill coast. 1 cannot say with certainty whether 
it breeds on the Mayo coast, for it is difficult to obtain reliable 
information. Few persons here take any interest in our sea-birds ; 
and I have had neither time nor opportunity to explore the parts 
of the coast to which I refer. 
Glaucous Gull, Larus glaucus.—Has not come under my notice 
so often as the Iceland Gull, and is of a much more wary and 
distrustful nature, at least such is my experience. In 1859 I first 
saw the Glaucous Gull during some snow, on the 14th December, 
when I came across a fine bird on the shore here, which, although 
I fired at and severely wounded it, unfortunately got away. In 
March, 1871, 1 saw an adult bird on two occasions, but was 
unable to secure it; and several times during January, 1873, I saw 
